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Rates: the Government’s fault? Economists tell

With another rate rise looking possible before November 24, Crikey asked four of Australia’s leading economists how much control the government actually has over the CPI figures, and should we be blaming them for a potential rate rise?

As Glenn Stevens said: ”Something needs to be done”

John Howard’s nightmare is looming: his re-election campaign could be the first to suffer an interest rate rise, writes Glenn Dyer.